HIJACKING

highjacking, hijacking

(noun) robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

hijacking

present participle of hijack

Noun

hijacking (plural hijackings)

The act of one who hijacks; the seizure of vehicles.

The instance of such an act; the seizure of a vehicle.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

31 January 2025

DISPERSION

(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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